halau

A school or group of hula dancers.

Noun

  1. A school or group of hula dancers.
    • It seemed like we were always preparing for a contest or watching other hula halaus[…] - 2000, Rosemary Patterson, An End to Innocence, page 21:
    • In 1980 I became an active member in three halaus in California and danced professionally for Aunty Ilima and Uncle Jr. Montgomery for the following eighteen years. - 2004, Shari 'Iolani Floyd Berinobis, The spirit of...

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *falau Hawaiian hālaubor. English halau Borrowed from Hawaiian hālau.

Forms

halaus